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This documentary just confirms the same conclusions I, reluctantly and subconsciously, had reached. As a corporate person myself, I have always questioned the current so called “green energy” solutions. Every final product looks nice, but one knows very well the massive undertakings behind the scenes to get them done. That doesn’t change for wind turbines and solar panels. I’ve always suspected it took a lot more energy and materials just to produce them than what they could ever generate. This is not to say that technology will not continue advancing; I believe meaningful progress in sustainable energy generation will be achieved. I, for instance, believe in nuclear energy, and I believe our fears about it far exceed its risks. But the message of the film goes beyond energy. The conclusion of the documentary is only logical: our current level of consumption and our population growth are unsustainable. The Earth resources are finite, and thus, so are we. I see in astonishment the massive mountains of trash my neighbors take out every pick-up day. The wasteful layers and layers of superfluous packaging destined for the trash the manufacturers surround even the humblest trinkets with just to make them look good in the shelves. I think the environmental movement message has always being wrong: it is not about saving the planet. In the long run, the planet will be fine, even if perhaps a bit changed. It is about saving humankind. We are the ones at risk. The message: truly, meaningfully consume less, waste less and keep your family small. Reduce, re-use and, although also skeptically, recycle.